Concept of Mathematics Theory
Percentage
Word problems to calculate percent
Example: 1. Which is greater 1/2 or 5%?
Solution:
First convert the given fraction into percent, then compare both the percentage.
Clearly, 50% is greater than 5%.
Thus, Answer = 1/2
Alternate method:
Convert the given percent into fraction, then compare both the fraction.
Given, 5%
Here it is clear that
Thus, Answer = 1/2
Example: 2. Which is greatest among 1/4, 0.5 and 30%?
Solution:
Convert all of them into percent
Here it is clear, that 50% > 30% > 25%
Thus, 0.5 is greatest.
Hence Answer = 0.5
Example: 3. Which is smaller 2/5 or 25%?
Solution:
